Windows Server Contract Job Trends in West Lothian

Microsoft Windows Server
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Lothian requiring Windows Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Lothian 20.00% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 66.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £214 - -
25th Percentile £264 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £356 - -
75th Percentile £452 - -
90th Percentile £503 - -
Scotland median daily rate £525 £500 £609
% change year-on-year +5.00% -17.86% +52.19%

All Operating Systems
West Lothian

Windows Server falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in West Lothian.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 6 1 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian 30.00% 3.03% 10.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £164 - -
25th Percentile £175 £331 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £206 £338 £438
Median % change year-on-year -38.89% -22.86% +191.67%
75th Percentile £313 £344 £456
90th Percentile £448 - -
Scotland median daily rate £454 £388 £475
% change year-on-year +17.16% -18.42% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18.25
Median hourly rate - - £19.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +84.66%
75th Percentile - - £20.75
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £25.15 £20.29 £19.18
% change year-on-year +23.98% +5.76% +20.10%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Windows Server job vacancy trend in West Lothian

Windows Server
Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Windows Server.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Daily Rate Histogram in West Lothian

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in West Lothian over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows Server in West Lothian

Windows Server
Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Windows Server.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 27 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Livingston - 4 £356 - 2
Windows Server
Scotland

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Internet
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (25.00%) Ethernet
2 1 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (25.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Local Government
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) IT Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Network Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Unix
3 2 (50.00%) Linux
3 2 (50.00%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Application Packaging
2 3 (75.00%) ITSM
2 3 (75.00%) Server Management
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Time Management
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) Project Management
4 1 (25.00%) Change Advisory Board
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
4 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Security Monitoring
4 1 (25.00%) Service Continuity Management
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle
2 1 (25.00%) Avaya
2 1 (25.00%) CheckPoint
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (25.00%) SolarWinds